Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-12-02

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coin Citizen, says somebody
''hooked" his turkey. We have a
bone left, Mac. Come down and
gnaw it.
a mammoth edition of the New
York Weekly Sun came TO this
Office last week. The Sen is GER
tainly newsy, ably edited and en-
terprising.
NJ. Grevy, President ofthe French
Republic, has formally announced
his intention to resign. NJ. Ferry
and NJ. de Freycinet are candidates
for his place.
Editor White and his interesting
twins, all of whom have been Sc
riously i'll for the past three weeks,
we notice by the State journal,
are improving.
IF this weather continues long as
it is, there will be a great deal of
suffering among the poor for want
of fuel. Coal is now selling for go
cents bushel in Cincinnati.
The recent session of the Nation.
n w. c. L. u. at Nashville, Tenn,
was largely attended and great
deal of interest was manifested in
the noble cause of temperance.
Barnum's great show was recent
ly burned at Bridgeport, Conn,
where it had gone into winter
quarters. The animals, etc, were
worth about 800, 900, and were
insured for 100000.
L. E. McGlothlin, senior editor of
the Ravenswood Ne.cs, died of ty.
phoid fever the 25ih ult. He was
an exemplary man, prominent
Mason and will be sadly missed in
southern West Virginia.
Heavy snow storms are predicted
during the coming winter, because
the ragweed has grown so luxuriant
ly this season. The seeds of this
weed are at its top, and therefore in
severe winters afford food for the
birds.
The Republicans of Wayne coun-
~ (and the Democrats, too, care
not for the advice of an extreme
partisan newspaper man. They
possess sense and judgment enough
to know how to vote without anv
dictation.
Away out on the ridge, next to
the line Of Peasants county. lives a
man by the name of Coffee. who
married lady by the name Of Shil.
ling. Who ever before heard tell
of two hundred and ten pounds Of
Coffee being exchanged Tor a Shil.
ling?- Correspondent of Richie
Gazette.
Coffee comes higher than that
down this way.
The Elizabeth Irmcs-T. A
Browns versatile PaPer-has been
sold to I. J Piggott. We are sorry
to lose Bro Brown from the news
paper fraternity Of our State. as he
Is fearless and able writer. but
wish him success at whatever he
engages. Here's our EE Bro
Piggott, for success.
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Robert Bonner has retired from
the management Of tile New
York Ledger. His three sons now
have control Of that excellent and
popular literary paper. Mr.. Bonner
entered the Hartford Courant office.
as an apprentice to the printing
business, forty eight years ago, and
as he IS now in his sixty fourth
year, is entitled 10 a rest.
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There is a hotel in Arkansas
where the rooms, instead Of being
numbered, are designated by cities
and States; and you may near such
remarks as these in the office at any
time: Here, front, show this gen.
tleman TO New Orleans. take
pitcher Of ice water to Minnesota
see what that man in Boston wants
and make a fire in Chicago"
The Ceredo ADVANCE has passed
into It's third year, and is likely to
live to a ripe old age. Mr. T. r.
McDougal its editor is a Richie
county boy and knows just how to
engineer a paper, and if the citizens
of Wayne will look to their inter.
ests, they will stand by Bro. Me
Dougal and his paper-lts the bea-